SOC100 Lecture 10.docx

February 12, 2013
Stratification Part II
Test Two
- 40 minutes
- 30 M/C
- Student card and pencil
- 6 from lecture only
- 24 from textbook only or lecture and textbook
Class in Canada
- What does class look like in Canada?
Upper
U-M+Avg
Working
Under
- About a third are in working class
- Names of all the classes
- Upper class: income earned from wealth (ex. Stocks, real estate,
investments, etc.); not necessarily a salary from their chief source of
income.
 Inherited wealth (old money) is one way: passed from one
generation to another.
 They can also create their own wealth (Mark Zuckerberg,
- Working class: welfare
- Working poor: not working a job, experiencing poverty while
experiencing employment.
- Education can improve the quality of life. It is the key to mobility February 12, 2013
Education and SES
- As family SES increases, the likelihood of attending university
increases.
- Graph shows that SES has a major impact on education
- From age 25-64, no high school education earns less than high school
- College earns less than university
- Connected to class backgrou